Protesters who shut down part of Adani's north Queensland coal port have questioned why they were collectively fined almost $80,000 more than six times what the mining company faces for dumping coal-polluted water....

Adani announced it had the green light to build Australia's largest coal mine last June, but after setbacks and uncertainty over its financial viability, even its local supporters are starting to become weary....

The Indian mining giant no longer believes it will secure finance for Australias largest proposed coalmine by next month, prompting Labor leader Bill Shorten to ridicule the idea that "some billionaire [will] come down in a helicopter and rescue" regional Queensland. ...

Townsville City Council has dismissed environmentalists' claims that the screening of a documentary on the Stop Adani protest movement was cancelled for political reasons, insisting public safety concerns were the real concern....

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk urges Adani to prove it has finance and job creation in place for the Carmichael coal mine, as federal Labor leader Bill Shorten continues to talk down the mine's prospects....

Bill Shorten says he is increasingly sceptical about the proposed Adani coal mine, pointing to concerns that jobs will be threatened in other regions if it goes ahead, as he prepares to fight the Batman by-election with candidate Ged Kearney....

Adani's bid for a $1 billion taxpayer-funded loan may have been doomed even before it was scuppered by Queensland's Palaszczuk Government, with the Productivity Commission saying it may have failed key criteria for funding....

There is speculation that the stalled Gina Rinehart-backed Alpha coal mine project in the Galilee Basin could be progressing, after the company lobbyist met with key opposition politicians during the Queensland election campaign, sparking predictions of an impending fire sale. ...

Embattled Indian miner Adani says it will build and run the proposed Carmichael mine on its own Australia's biggest coal venture in central Queensland's Galilee Basin after cancelling a $2.6 billion contract with mining services giant Downer....

Court documents allege Adani discreetly payed thousands of dollars to recruit people to vote on a crucial mining deal with traditional owners, including Aboriginal people with no link to its Queensland mine site....

Traditional owners would get just 0.2 per cent of Adani's earnings from the mine, less than half the industry average, new analysis finds, as a fractious dispute between the Indigenous group poses a final legal hurdle for the project....